gistfile1.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

# Hi! Welcome to your new weight-loss program, tenplustwo.
# First thing's first. We need a way to communicate.

def shout( msg ); `growlnotify -s -m "#{msg}"`; end

# Put on your running shoes.

running = true

# Are you sure you know when enough is enough?

def stop
  puts "All right, Joe. Good run. Come back for more!"
  exit
end

# Now you do! Now where's my whistle...

trap "INT", "stop"

# Found it. Now remember, this program is called tenplustwo.
# That's a ten...

def ten
  sleep 60*10
  shout "Ten minutes of work are up. Leisure time!"
  def +( nxt ); end
end

# ... and a two.

def two
  sleep 60*2
  shout "Break's over. Get busy! *whips*"
end

# You can also spell it as 10+2 if you're low on characters for a tweet.
# We're all set. Ready? Set. Run!

ten + two while running # Hope you brought a water bottle.